As film followers, every year we seem to get a fair amount of love stories. Every one is different of course. In 1996, we got a love story called Jerry Maguire that still stands out close to sixteen years later. It did a whole lot of everything and really for everyone in almost every way.
It is the story of a sports agent named Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) who finds himself with girl named Dorothy (Renee Zellweger) after getting fired. It also about Jerry trying to connect with Dorothy's son Ray (Jonathan Lipnicki) and the point of it all is Jerry trying to get back to his normal and true self.
All in all, this is a really nice story that is quite original. The love story between Cruise and Zellwegger works really well. Both Cruise and Zellweger are touching and work real well together. The story also introduces sports into this mix which is not a common thing.
The supporting cast is also very good. Jonathan Lipnicki and Cuba Gooding Jr. add great humor and Bonnie Hunt plays a sister who's character really works here. These characters work in secondary roles but they really complement the main plot and do quite a bit more than you might think.
The film does have it's flaws though. It does struggle with an overly-long NFL draft scene and Tom Cruise gets punched in the face in a scene that does not look real. As for the female audience, I could see how maybe you could think Zellweger was barely on screen here and needed more time.
Jerry Maguire was not one of that year's top films and is kind of easily forgettable. That said, it is a memorable film from the 1990's that really stood out for me.
4/5
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